Cupped Ear vs Guianan Squirrel

Otidea cantharella compared with Sciurus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Guianan Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Otidea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Guianan Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.